In this class you will fine tune the steps you have already learned, and
improve your communication with your dog. If you want to start entering
agility trials with your dog this class will help you learn the ins and outs of
competing in the wonderful world of canine agility. If you're not interested
in competing, but want to continue to build your relationship with your dog and
learn more challenging agility techniques that's okay. You'll be more than
welcomed in our Novice Competition class.

The class alternates between running Novice courses and working stations.
Stations are a small number of obstacles set up to teach certain techniques.
Unlike our Beginner and Sequencing classes there is no set time
frame for graduating from Novice Competition. The class is paid for on
a month by month basis.

The more education and skills you acquire, the more fun agility is. You
will be bitten by the agility bug and eager to try your hand at a trial or Fun
Match.

Fun Matches are great for training and it is advised to do several before an
actual trial. They are usually held the Friday night before a trial. Fun
Matches have courses set up and you have 90 seconds to spend in the ring. You
can do whatever you want in the ring in those 90 seconds. You are allowed to
bring treats and/or toys into the ring at Fun Matches. These matches give you
and your dog a chance to experience the trial atmosphere and to work in a
strange place with different equipment than what you are accustomed to training
on. There is a minimal charge for each run that you do in a Fun Match.

As you and your dog attend Novice Competition Agility classes our
instructors will evaluate you and your dog. If you start competing with your
dog at agility trials you may move up to our
Advanced Competition Class when
our instructors feel y'all are ready.